“We are not as easily convinced or prepared to state, as other agencies have already stated, that the audio statement ‘appears to be exactly what it purports to be, an audio message from bin Laden.’” –Doug Hagmann
The release of a one-minute audio message reportedly from Osama bin Laden obtained and aired on Al-Jazeera TV yesterday has many veteran intelligence insiders both concerned and somewhat at odds with each other about the authenticity and intent of the message.